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Every monetary system in human history has encoded the power structure of the civilisation that created it. The dollar encodes American post-war dominance. Bitcoin encodes the libertarian suspicion of institutions held by a small group of technologists in 2008.
On behalf of the British people, I would like to apologise for the slave trade. I am sorry we were the first great power in history to turn its guns on it. I am sorry it cost us around 2,000 sailors to free 150,000 people they would never meet. I am sorry the rest of the world took so long to follow.
Slavery did not begin with Britain. It is as old as civilisation. Babylon wrote it into law. Rome built an empire on it. The Vikings sold Englishmen through the slave market at Dublin. In 1625 Barbary corsairs took 60 men, women and children out of a Cornish church; by 1640 Parliament was told 3,000 to 5,000 English people were held in Algiers alone.
Every great power of the age took part in the Atlantic trade. Portugal and Spain for a century before an English ship did. Then the Dutch, the French — and the British, who in the eighteenth century carried more than anyone. That is the record. It is not disputed here.
Then a nation turned on the trade that had made it rich.
Wilberforce's bill was beaten year after year. On 25 March 1807 it passed. Then Britain did the part the critics never mention — it sent the Royal Navy to enforce it. The West Africa Squadron sailed in 1808, two ships for 3,000 miles of coast, and hunted slavers for nearly sixty years. Britain paid Spain and Portugal to open their ships to search. HMS Black Joke ran down the slaver El Almirante in 1829 and found 466 people in her hold.
Around 2,000 British sailors died doing it — most of fever, to free people they would never meet. 1,600 slave ships seized. 150,000 Africans set free.
In 1833 Parliament borrowed £20 million to end slavery across the Empire. The debt was not finally redeemed until 2015. The United States needed a civil war. Cuba held slaves until 1886. Brazil until 1888 — eighty-one years after Westminster voted.
Yes, we took part in the trade. Every power of the age did. None of them fought it like we did.
So yes. I will apologise. I am sorry it cost us so much. I am sorry the rest of the world took so long to follow.
That is not something you apologise for. That is something you teach.
#history #britishhistory #royalnavy #westafricasquadron
globalnode 🟥 retweeted
On behalf of the British people, I would like to apologise for the slave trade. I am sorry we were the first great power in history to turn its guns on it. I am sorry it cost us around 2,000 sailors to free 150,000 people they would never meet. I am sorry the rest of the world took so long to follow.
Slavery did not begin with Britain. It is as old as civilisation. Babylon wrote it into law. Rome built an empire on it. The Vikings sold Englishmen through the slave market at Dublin. In 1625 Barbary corsairs took 60 men, women and children out of a Cornish church; by 1640 Parliament was told 3,000 to 5,000 English people were held in Algiers alone.
Every great power of the age took part in the Atlantic trade. Portugal and Spain for a century before an English ship did. Then the Dutch, the French — and the British, who in the eighteenth century carried more than anyone. That is the record. It is not disputed here.
Then a nation turned on the trade that had made it rich.
Wilberforce's bill was beaten year after year. On 25 March 1807 it passed. Then Britain did the part the critics never mention — it sent the Royal Navy to enforce it. The West Africa Squadron sailed in 1808, two ships for 3,000 miles of coast, and hunted slavers for nearly sixty years. Britain paid Spain and Portugal to open their ships to search. HMS Black Joke ran down the slaver El Almirante in 1829 and found 466 people in her hold.
Around 2,000 British sailors died doing it — most of fever, to free people they would never meet. 1,600 slave ships seized. 150,000 Africans set free.
In 1833 Parliament borrowed £20 million to end slavery across the Empire. The debt was not finally redeemed until 2015. The United States needed a civil war. Cuba held slaves until 1886. Brazil until 1888 — eighty-one years after Westminster voted.
Yes, we took part in the trade. Every power of the age did. None of them fought it like we did.
So yes. I will apologise. I am sorry it cost us so much. I am sorry the rest of the world took so long to follow.
That is not something you apologise for. That is something you teach.
#history #britishhistory #royalnavy #westafricasquadron
I think Trump is more likely to just walk away from the Iran war without a deal than to drop a tactical nuke
🇬🇧 After 28 YEARS and 30,000 miles, Karl Bushby has finally made it HOME.
The British adventurer has returned to Hull, England, after setting off from Chile nearly 3 decades ago on an extraordinary journey around the world on foot.
And the welcome was unforgettable.
“There has never been quite a welcome home like this, I'm sure,” Bushby told the crowds gathered to celebrate his return.
A journey spanning continents, borders and generations has finally come full circle.
He left home with a seemingly impossible dream, 28 years later, he walked back into his hometown.
What an extraordinary achievement!!!!
Writer: Samuel
This is how a nuke works
If the rumors are true, and Trump gets his way, we may get a live demo of this
I fking hope not
Writer: Ian
US Law Enforcement agencies (FBI, USSS, IRS and more) provided vital help in this incident, including tracking, freezing, etc.
A tweet can’t fully express our gratitude. Many crypto bros may not realize, a lot of the "why bitcoin didn't drop more?" credit goes to them. 🙏
The FBI is releasing information advising the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion USD in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, on or about October 29, 2026. The FBI refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as "TraderTraitor."
The FBI, together with partners at the USSS and IRS-CI, has observed TraderTraitor actors converting stolen assets primarily into Ethereum (ETH). It is expected these assets will then be further laundered by converting them using DeFi and instant swap services as they prepare them for further laundering stages.
How You Can Help:
FBI, USSS, and IRS-CI are urging private sector entities including THORNode operators, RPC node operators, instant exchanges, DeFi services, blockchain analytics firms, and other virtual asset service providers to block transactions with or derived from addresses TraderTraitor actors are using to launder these stolen assets.
A list of addresses associated with this activity is available here: fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/al…
ALT FBI public service announcement with Department of Justice seal in the background on a gold gradient.
People need to understand how important this was.
Without the work of the FBI, USSS, IRS and everyone involved in tracking and freezing the stolen funds, the impact on the industry could have been significantly worse.
Credit to CZ and the Binance team for working alongside them.
This kind of cooperation is exactly what crypto needs.
The argument for Binance's insolvency 🧵
Binance claims to have replaced 90% of the $6.3 billion lost in the hack
But how do we know Binance isn't borrowing billions against customer deposits to cover the losses?
Binance is a private company operating through a complex corporate structure across multiple jurisdictions
It is largely unregulated and does not publicly disclose its complete audited balance sheet or liabilities the same way that Coinbase for example does
This makes its "Proof of Reserves" meaningless as evidence of solvency
Binance could theoretically pledge customer assets as collateral while continuing to report those same assets in its reserves
And if Binance collapses then secured creditors could have priority over depositors and potentially recover billions before customers receive anything
This is precisely the kind of opacity that allowed FTX to conceal its financial condition until it was too late
It's important to remember that CZ is a convicted felon and these people lie to our faces about simple things like "we don't charge listing fees"
No matter how many times they tell you that your funds are safe they are in fact obviously not
CZ and Binance cannot be trusted
There is zero upside to leaving your funds in Binance right now
The moment that withdrawals resume everyone should get their funds out of Binance immediately!!!!!!!
Binance became the #1 crypto exchange by committing crimes and scamming people
This industry would be 1000x better of if Binance went bankrupt and CZ was sent back to prison
CZ fudded @SBF_FTX out of existence
If an exchange cant protect your funds they shouldn’t be able to legally operate
Elon has to call this out especially if he allows Binance marketing to be promoted on X @elonmusk @cz_binance @binance
globalnode 🟥 retweeted
Binance became the #1 crypto exchange by committing crimes and scamming people
This industry would be 1000x better of if Binance went bankrupt and CZ was sent back to prison
I checked the timeline. @cz_binance has been on this from the start. Bro hasn't even slept yet.
As a long time $BNB holder I'm very grateful and buying more. – at Manhattan, NY
Since CZ told Elon that if he didn't behave, he'd sell off $1bn worth of SpaceX stock, Elon hasn't tweeted a single laugh emoji about the Binance hack.
Like Robert Greene said, "When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword. Do not recite poetry to one who is not a poet".
